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Originally posted by Nikki_DZ
Many people, as romantic as this is, decide to get married for access to their partner's benefits. As expensive as good health insurance is these days, it's a legitimate reason.
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Exactly! Also, I am a big fan of the legal protection that comes with a marriage or civil union. Most of my wishes, including orders not to rescusitate, form of interment, and organ donation are well-documented, so that's not really an issue; however, since my significant other would suffer the largest blow economically and emotionally from my death, I would also want him/her to be the beneficiary of my insurance policies. Some states do not recognize the rights of living-together partners as life insurance beneficiaries--they only do spouse/parent/child.
It's just a nice way of covering one's ass. It may not sound very romantic, but it's practical.
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